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LOCKPORT—Even as Niagara County lawmakers begin the process of declaring opioids a “public nuisance” tonight, they also will be rolling out an aggressive push to train the public in use of Narcan, the powerful anti-overdose drug that is credited with saving the lives of victims of opiate overdoses.

LOCKPORT—Niagara County lawmakers are set to declare opioids a “public nuisance” in their county if legislation advances through a series of committee meetings planned for Monday night. That legislation is critical for the county to seek damages under a multi-government lawsuit against opiate manufacturers.

LOCKPORT—Niagara County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski said the outcome of a meeting between State Police and the New York State Association of County Clerks held earlier today left him optimistic that gun owners’ rights will be protected despite a looming deadline for pistol permit recertification under Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s controversial SAFE Act gun control law.

LOCKPORT—Legislature Chairman Wm. Keith McNall, R-Lockport, delivered his State of the County message to colleagues at the Niagara County Courthouse tonight—his third since being elected head of county government in 2016.

In that wide-ranging speech, McNall laid out policy directives for most of the county government’s departments—telling agency leaders to take strong initiatives to cut government waste and work more cooperatively with each other and nearby governments in the name of greater efficiency and better services.